Customer Reviews

Yeah Right! [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

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3 star:		(1)
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1 star:		(3)

 

 

What a great way to mesh skating and cinematography. Many of us have been waiting for a video like this to came out for a long time. I first saw the preview for this video on the "from our friends" section of Spike Jonez's director series dvd. From the opening shot...I was amazed, and the green screen effect on the skateboards! Wow! Watch and enjoy!

This video has nothing but great skating and with the help of spike jones has brought this film a type of artsy look in some of the edited footage. My Vhs of Yeah right broke which is why I had to re purchase it, but for dvd. To all the people who hate this video, it's because your stupid and don't know great skating when you see it. I don't know how some people find it boring, when many of the Chocolate skaters appear in this vid. This brings a unique style and diversity to the video. I recomend this video to anyone who loves skating! R.I.P Keenon...

I thought it was time to upgrade from my VHS copy, but was really disappointed with this version distributed by 'Rhino Transport'.

The skating is all there, but the soundtrack is way different. Only Brian Anderson, McCrank, and Koston have their parts with the original songs.

I suppose if you never seen Yeah Right before it would be ok. But watching Gino, Mike Carroll, and the Girl Montage to a different song - this version just ain't right.

This is one of my favortie skate vids. The video boasts great skating and really explores some interesting editing with Spike Jonze behind the lens. Everybody has nice parts showing off the different styles of skating on Girl. There are interesting montages and even hefty Chocolate parts. Overall a great video.

This video is absolutely awesome. The best sk8 video I've ever seen, and i've been watchin' sk8 vids since as far back as bones brigade and the search for animal chin. What's so amazing about this vid is that you don't even have to be in to sk8-boarding to enjoy it....it's for everyone.

This video will surely impress. If you need some new tricks to try or you're just getting started, this video will provide the means and the motivation to get you going. The tricks are amazing, the music sets a good tone, and the editing keeps the movie going without making it look repetitive.

From the outset, the first thing that hits you is that this skate video is going to be different from the run-of-the-mill videos which seem to get churned out almost weekly from the skateboarding industry at the moment. Spike Jonze has made a major contribution, and the sections which he directed are both original and visually impressive, with welcome use of 35mm film - a rare thing in skateboarding movies now days (mainly due to the amount of takes which are required for a skater to land his most difficult tricks).

I have two issues with this video. Firstly, the way in which Spike Jonze's skits are edited with the standard skate video sections leaves the whole film feeling a little disjointed. Its almost like the editor has taken a standard skate video and dropped the more artistic segments between the standard cuts. While the result is still impressive, it just seems to lack a certain coherence which you would expect if the whole video had been done by a single director. When I think back to old skate videos like Powell's Propaganda and Animal Chin, the skits seemed more in-sync than this video.

Another gripe is the sheer amount of footage. I thought I'd never say this, but there is almost too much skating in this video, to the point where some of the weaker sections could have been removed (I won't name them) and the production as a whole would have benefited. I'd also question whether this classic formula of presenting skateboarding in rider-based sections is really the most entertaining format. Again, refer back to old Powell videos when you'd get riders skating together etc - this is a better reflection of why skating is really so enjoyable.

Now, a final note on the skating. Overall - excellent. There really is something for everone in this video - Brain Anderson's style unique and is a classic illustration of how power should be controlled. Eric Kosten is technically outstanding as usual. Rick McRank suprisingly has the gnarliest, and arguably the best, section in the video. However, the favorite among most viewers (including myself) seems to be Mike Caroll's section - its hard to put your finger on just why its so entertaining, but it is.

Overally, I'd recommend this video, however, I believe more should be done to change the way in which skate videos are produced as a whole, rather than just intertwining them with expensive and well-directed skits.

This is a fun video to watch especially if you are into technical skating i.e. ledges, manuals, and flip in flip out tricks. Lot's of skilled skaters on the Girl and Chocolate team including but not limited to Marc Johnson, Keenan Milton, Paul Rodriguez, Eric Koston, Brian Anderson, Mike Carroll, Rick Howard, Jeron Wilson, Brandon Biebel, Jereme Rogers, Mike York and more. This is an edited version of the original film, which I was not aware of upon purchase. I was a little annoyed only because I enjoy the original tracks (about half the tracks are the same) versus the "enhanced soundtrack" of which not all of the skater's tricks are synchronized with the music. 4/5 stars, video was shipped a few days ahead of estimated time. Overall very decent purchase for the price and condition of the video.

Great combination of music, skating, and movie-like filming. A great DVD to watch at home or as background music/movie at a get-together or a party. Marc Johnson is my favorite on the DVD so far!

I have seen a different version of this. The only thing i remember is Jereme Rogers skating to Michael Jackson's Don't stop til you Get Enough. Being a music fan and a MJ fan, i liked that particular version better.
I think every skater in this vid has extremely smooth lines and a huge bag of tricks.
That being said it takes a great amount of skill to perform these with style. check out RiCk M.'s part. also Carroll and Koston have great control and style with their boards.

And to those of you who complain about the length this is a 2in1 movie. it contains both Girl and Chocolate videos